APTA Rail Conference attendees listen to Metra Executive Director Philip Pagano during the June 15 Opening General Session at the Hilton Chicago. More than 1,000 people attended the conference.

The June 16 Rail Products & Services Showcase brought together 65 companies in 77 booths—nearly twice as many as last year—to present new ideas in rail technologies and components.

Graduate students from Virginia Tech's Industrial Design Program School of Architecture and Urban Design present their visions of the next generation of intercity rail at a June 16 session on advances in rolling stock technology.

An exhibit on sustainable transportation, created by the Swiss Embassy in collaboration with APTA and the Swiss Federal Office of Transport, presented information on infrastructure and maintenance, land use development, long-term financing and funding plans, and high-quality and sustainable solutions.